new york city, where the future president earned an underfwrad wat degree from columbia university has a pitch. some of the people who know the president best in chicago where he made his political name and fortune say that is where his presidential library belongs. illinois politicians are already battling over funding for the library. for now the question is if chicago is to be the place, then where in chicago? the university of illinois at chicago is exploring several sites on its web side campus, and so is the university of chicago where obama taught and where the hyde park community that fueled his political rise is centered. or should t be on the far south side at chicago state university where i visited on friday? it's close to where a young barack obama started as a community organizer in the shadow of the steel mills that began closing in the 198 0z and where the president -- where the residents of nearby alt guild gardens got to know the funny kid from out of town. >> he made the case for why you think that a presidential library for boem boem should be here at chicago state?